Aspyr, the publisher behind many re-releases of classic Star Wars games, has announced that they’re partnering with Crystal Dynamics to remaster the first three Tomb Raider games. While the announcement was made during today’s Nintendo Direct, this collection is in fact multiformat, heading to PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series, Xbox One, and Switch. PC players …
Give a big hand to Super Adventure Hand! – a new 3D platformer from DevM Games, creators of Moving Out. A couple of inspirations spring instantly to mind, including the Glover series (or would-be series if the sequel wasn’t canned) and The Addams Family’s handy helper Thing. It does, however, look like it’ll be able …
Christmas is fast approaching. Or at least, the likes of Asda and Tesco would have you believe, with boxes of festive chocolates already adorning their shelves. Orbit Studio and Play on Worlds are readying their newest release, meanwhile – Ebenezer and The Invisible World is a 2D Metroidvania based on Charles Dickens’ ghost story A …
The three-man team behind The Vagrant have revealed Detained: Too Good for School – a scrolling beat’em up that lets you break noses as well as hearts. The story is one of revenge, with our angsty schoolgirl protagonist out to harm those who killed her brother. Classes and the gym must be attended during the …
Surprise! A new Rugrats game has been announced ahead of PAX West. Rather than being aimed at younger gamers, Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland appears to be targeting retro enthusiasts, featuring NES-style 8-bit visuals. Well, those who played Rugrats on Game Boy Color as children will likely be in their twenties by now. Crossing the generation …
The next game from Flynn’s Arcade (Donut Dodo, Murtop, Papertris) is a slight departure from their previously published titles. TheCrashableStudio developed Sentry City is a cyberpunk side-scrolling shooter influenced by Blade Runner, featuring hand-drawn pixel art graphics and animations. It’ll benefit from modern touches too, such as an electronic soundtrack and lighting effects. The action is …
PLAYISM will be publishing 34EVERLAST – a ten-minute “super condensed” action game that’s “specially designed for busy working adults.” This Unreal Engine powered affair sees the world ending…only, you’re somehow caught in a loop. It mixes combat, action adventure, boss battles, and escape room sensibility to create something with 30+ routes to find and explore …
The original Fight Crab is a game we’ve been wanting to try for a while, but have never found the opportunity to. We’d best hurry as a sequel has just been announced. Or we could just wait for that, we guess. The concept is pleasingly simple – giant crabs duke it out, clutching all manner …
GameMill’s winter line-up is looking quite busy, with Skull Island: Rise of Kong, Avatar: The Last Airbender – Quest for Balance, NASCAR Arcade Rush, and Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 due. Now we can add The Walking Dead: Destinies to that last. Ah, licensed games. It’s enough to remind us of the olden days. The Walking Dead: …
Goose Byte’s debut title sees humanity take to the skies to find a new home. By combining exploration, invention, and survival, it hopes to move the multiplayer open world genre forward – a bold claim. Powered by the uber-flashy Unreal Engine 5, The Signal is said to be an accessible affair, offering a new recipe-sharing …
Polish developer Purple Ray Studio is pulling no punches with their debut title – Boti: Byteland Overclocked is a lavish-looking 3D platformer with drop-in co-op play. Set in Byteland, data bot Boti is tasked with saving the cyber-landscape from bugs and viruses – with his floating companions, One & Zero, helping. Boti is able to …
Who hosts an announcement-filled showcase late on Friday night, just as journos are settling down for the weekend? THQ Nordic, that’s who. The ever-growing publisher revealed a handful of new games during last night’s digital showcase, along with fresh trailers for Gothic Remake, Outcast – A New Beginning, TRINE 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy, ALONE IN THE …
The end of 2023 will see a re-release of 1991’s celebrated single-screen arcade platformer Parasol Stars: The Story of Bubble Bobble III via publisher ININ. This appears to tie-in with a future announcement regarding the series – a new entry along the lines of 2020’s Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron is Back would be …
A new King Kong game is long overdue, with the last major tie-in being way back 2005. While the hairy titan did show up during a Call of Duty: Warzone season, that doesn’t really count. The same goes for the Godzilla vs. Kong mobile game. The giant gorilla deserves a giant video game. It’s too …
In addition to Jurassic Park Classic Game Collection, Limited Run Games revealed a slew of other new titles at yesterday’s LRG3 event. A few of these were known about already, such as a re-release of Gargoyles Remastered – 16-bit action platformers based on the ‘90s Disney cartoon. The notorious 3DO FMV game Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties …